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d.
Within the framework of Africa Health Strategy strengthen the Health systems
in order to Scale up access to affordable services by all;
e.
Accelerate efforts towards adequate human resources for health service
delivery, and support the global health workforce alliance and other
partnerships;
Sustain efforts to mobilize from national and international financial resources,
including from the Global Fund and other bilateral and multilateral donors to
Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. In this connection, a Joint Session of AU
Ministers of Health, and Ministers of Finance and Economic Planning should
be held before 2010;
f.
g.
An integrated and multi-sectoral approach and community involvement
should be mainstreamed into all programmes of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria;
h.
Surveillance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting should be a priority in
national programmes;
i.
Coordination and harmonization of Partnerships at all levels should be
developed in the framework of the Three Ones Principles.
j.
The African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Health
Organizations are requested to coordinate and harmonize regional and
continental strategies, including inter-country programmes;
k.
The Development Partners and International Community. They are called
upon to continue to support Member States and to mobilize additional
resources, through a well coordinated and harmonized approach, based on
assessed need.
WAY FORWARD
The Special Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Health, the Progress
Report and Recommendations on the Implementation of commitments towards
Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Services by 2010:
i.
It was submitted to the UN General Assembly High Level Session on the
Progress Report on the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS as Africa’s
Common Position. In this connection, the African Group in New York was
appraised and urged to promote Recommendations during the High Level
Meeting.
ii.
In order to achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Services by
2010, stakeholders at national, regional, continental and international levels